Italy To Experience Severe Heat Wave: Alerts In Place

Italian officials have issued a series of heat alerts on Wednesday ahead of a heat wave expected to hit Italy this week. The cities on the highest level 3 alert -- Rome, Perugia, Latina, Milan, Bologna and Brescia. The cities of Bolzano, Venice, Florence, Civitavecchia and...

Thoughts on the Nomination Process of Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has acknowledged that nothing short of a meltdown can prevent the confirmation of native New Yorker Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina judge it...

Rush Limbaugh Compares Sonia Sotomayor to a Housekeeper

Rush Limbaugh further alienated Hispanic voters (from the GOP) by comparing Sonia Sotomayor, who is likely to be confirmed as the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, to a housekeeper."MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann and...

Laura Bush Endorses Sonia Sotomayer, Newt Gingrich Attacks Her

This week Sonia Sotomayer received a glowing endorsement from former First lady Laura Bush and another kick in the teeth from non-office holder, professional lobbyist, disgraced former Speaker of the House Newt...

Op-Ed Notes Calling Judicial Nominee Racist Now Seems Okay

In 2005, Samuel Alito was nominated by then President George W. Bush, to the United States Supreme Court. He was confirmed and now sits on the bench of the Supreme Court.  During his confirmation...

Myths and Falsehoods Surrounding Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination

This article notes Conservatives and the Republican Party, especially Right Wing elements within the Party, came out in opposition of any potential nominee for the Supreme Court that...

In Order to Form a More Perfect Union

The United States Supreme Court, which buttresses the concept of the United States of America, is an institution attempting to evolve toward perfection, using as its instrument the Constitution of the United...

Black Conservative: Say ‘No!’ to Sonia Sotomayor

By Lloyd Marcus Guest Blogger Coming from the projects, the story of President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, is inspiring. Ironically, the success of Obama, a black, and Sotomayor, a...

ALBA countries eye single virtual currency

Amid the world financial crisis, teh Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA)  continued to sort out new strategies for a virtual currency called Sucre. ALBA Economy Ministers met in Caracas on...

Latin Women More Likely to Be Unhappy With Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions

"Latina women are almost six times more likely than white women to report great dissatisfaction and regret about their choice of breast cancer treatment, a new report says."

Traditional "Huamantlada" leaves 19 wounded

The Huamantlada is similar to Spain's Pamplonada where several bulls are released into the street an amateurs pretend to be "toreros" bullfighters. To reduce the number of wounded wooden fences are placed to...

Pollution levels in Beijing worry Mexican Olympic Delegation

August 1, 2008 Our High Jump athlete Gerardo Martinez Dibene is not in Beijing yet! He is having some kind of performance test and interviews with the Olympic Committee. Mexico city is known to have...

Lee Myang-bak demands liberation of five Koreans kidnapped in Reynosa Tamaul...

Reynosa is a borderline city where firms like  Samsung and LG Electronics have factories, it is believed the victims where looking for a job.Strange, it would be more logical to kidnap the owners, not wishing...

On visit to China Mexican President shows optimismn about winning medals at ...

The president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, expresed his wish to have his athletes collecting victories at the Olympic Games in Beijing during his first visit oficial visit to the Asian country. Mexico is sending a...

Inside McCain's June 18 Immigration Meeting

Rosanna Pulido, a Latino women, self-defined Conservative, and head of the Illinois Minuteman, a group that opposes illegal immigration, attended a June 18 meeting in which John McCain spoke to an audience of...

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